The public site at http://www.asbagreencurrency.blogspot.com/ will begin posting artwork from the exhibition after the show opens on April 20, 2011 and continue posting new work every two to three days throughout the run of the show ending July 31, 2011.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Press Preview - For Media Use Only

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Welcome to the Green Currency: Plants in the Economy botanical art exhibition preview site!

This site is for media reference only.  Please do NOT publish the url to this site.

The public site for this exhibition to cite in any press coverage of the show is at: http://www.asbagreencurrency.blogspot.com/

All artwork is copyrighted by the artists.  Image rights are granted only for use in covering this exhibition in the media.

For more information or to request high resolution images contact:

Jody Williams
ASBA Public Relations Chair
314-341-0225
asbapublicity@sbcglobal.net

Carol Woodin
ASBA Exhibitions Director
917-922-6330
asbaexhibitions@aol.com

Robin Jess
ASBA Executive Director
866-691-9080
asba@aol.com

Elizabeth Fisher
The New York Botanical Garden
718-817-8136/8616
efisher@nybg.org
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Sweet Corn

Zea mays
Watercolor on vellum
by Karen Kluglein


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Cotton

Gossypium herbaceum
Watercolor on paper, 8.5" x 11"
by Esther Klahne

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Pomegranate

Punica granatum
Watercolor on paper, 11" x 16"
by Akiko Enokido
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Jade-Stripe Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata'
Hand-colored aquatint on paper, 9" x 12"
by Monika deVries Gohlke

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Marijuana

Cannabis indica
Colored pencil on film, 14" x 11"
by Dorothy DePaulo


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Common Hop

Humulus lupulus
Copperplate, 6" x 9"
by Bobbi Angell
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Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea, Digitalis lutea
Watercolor on paper, 11" x 20"
by Milly Acharya
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Monday, January 17, 2011

Exhibit Opens April 20th, 2011

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Green Currency: Plants in the Economy opens April 20th, 2011 at The New York Botanical Garden.  This inaugural triennial international juried exhibition features original artwork depicting plants of economic significance. Forty-three pieces illustrating botanical specimens used for medicine, food, clothing and shelter were selected by jurors Michael Balick, Director of the Institute of Economic Botany, Susan Fraser, Director of the Mertz Library at The New York Botanical Garden, and artist Katie Lee. Artists included in the show represent 14 states and 8 countries. Gold, silver, and bronze medals for excellence will be awared by the New York Botanical Garden, the first ever medals for an ASBA exhibition.  The team of award jurors will be led by Dr. Shirley Sherwood, renowned patron of contemporary botanical art.

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